The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1887-03-24
PROSPERITY.

| Prosperity has one OF the best pumps
in America in her central well.
Miss Ida Dunbar, OF Union, is whiting
her sister, Mrs. II. F. Bauknight
Miss Lizzie kiblcr..of your city is visit
ing her sister. Mrs. J. \. Simpson.
The recent cold snap has seriously in
jurcd the peach crop, ii it has not en-
tirely killed it.
Mr.. II. f. Baukniyhi'S house is rapil-
ly approaching completion. and will be
certainly the most ornamental house in
town.
\ few bales OF cotton arc still finding
their way to market, and fancy cotton
will bring 81 cents. Tie number Of
bales now reaches G., 1872.
The work on the C.. & G. depot has
finally been commenced, and we hope
ere long to have not only 4 commodious
but an ornamental depot.
Mrs. Eliza McKellar paid the sick OF
Mr.. and Mrs. A. G. Wisc's family L fly
ing visit, coming down OH Saturday and
returning home again on Sunday. Birge
and Annie Belle both have measles.
Wheat and cats, under the lifc-giving
influence OF the sun, are beginning to
release themselves from the arctic grasp
Of the king of winter, and are looking
well.
Miss Eloise Barre, who has been spend
ing several months among her relatives
and friends, has returned to the parental
home. Come again Miss Eloise, we are
always glad TO see you.
We heartily wish the property holders
of our town would follow the :cXample
OF Messrs. Wise & Birgc, and wid:n the
sidewalks in front OF their premises. 1t
would add greatly to the beauty of the
place, and would enhance the value OF
the property.
We give the HERALD AND NEWS a
hearty welcome, and Il happy greeting
under its new ownership, and hope the
labors of the young proprietors may be
crowned with abundant success, and We
do not see any reason why they should
not be so, financially al otherwise, as
both OF these young men are men OF
more than ordinary intelligence and cx-
perience.
The Prosperity music club will give
an entertainment at the Academy build
ing on Thursday night the 24th inst, for
the benefit Of the 7. NJ. c. A. Wehope
the exercises will be we'll attended, rs
it is for a lautlable purpose. The enter
tainment will consist of vocal and instru-
mental music and readings. Lei lis
give them good audience. The adm;s-
sion fec will be very small.
The farmers are now very busy, some
are planting corn, some distributing fer
tilizer>, and others arc further preparing
the soil for the reception OF other seeds.
They all have al exceeding hard year
before them-the colored people es-
pecially so. Many OF them, and some
whites also, are in very straightened
circumstances, and all OF whom were
short in their collections last year are
naturally very careful concerning their
credits this year. Economy and re-
trenchment in its bitterest phase is not
practiced from choice, but from dire ne
cesSity.
The Y. VI. C. \. OF this place is in g
very flourishing condition, and is grow
ing both in numbers and in work. Near
ly every young man in town has con-
nected himself with the association,
thereby showing a disposition to active
ly engage in the christian warfare, under
the banner Of King Emanuel. The as
sociation has now purchased Blake and
Loring organ for their room, which is OF
the first importance il securing good
music which adds so much to the wor-
ship OF God. TO the ladies again be-
longs the credit OF having secured SO val
liable an accession. What would any
christian or moral enterprise be worth
without the cooperation OF the ladies?
God bless the ladies.
The association held public meeting
in Grace Uutheran) church on Sunday
night, which was very interesting and
we'll attended. These public meetings
are held monthly, on the 3ld Sunday
night.
While the men are busy about their
fields, looking after the planting and
the pigs and calves and lambs, their
wives and daughters are looking after
the chickens and ducks and turkeys and
the hot house flowers, and seeing after
the planting OF garden seeds, especially
when the sign" is right. My mother.
though, don't believe in "signS," oh no.
she has long since pulled out Of that Old
Superstitious rut, and is now moving
along calmly, yet some how or other
when papa gets ready to plant potatoes,
beans or cucumber>, she always says
my mother used to plant potatoes i'll
the dark of the moon, beans in the full
moon and cucumberS in the twins" but
mother don't believe in signs, no she
don't. Isn't it really wonderful how
these ideas are handed down from gene
ration to generation, and with what te-
nacity some sections hold to them; yet
We note a great change since the days OF
the Puritanical persecution for WITCH
craft in the New England States.
NJ. l.. w.